quintary

English

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Etymology

From quinary under influence from quint- (“five”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪnˌtɛri/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪntəri/, /ˈkwɪntri/
Rhymes: -ɪntɛɹi, -ɪntəɹi, -ɪntɹi

Adjective

quintary (not comparable)

(sometimes proscribed) Synonym of quinary, fifth.

Noun

quintary (plural quintaries)

(rare, obsolete) A multiple of five.
(rare, sometimes proscribed) A thing of the 5th rank.

References

“quintary”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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